| 词条 | World Theater (Omaha, Nebraska) |
| 释义 |
|name = World Theater |image = |caption = |address = 1506 Douglas Street |city = Omaha, Nebraska |country = United States |designation = |coordinates = {{coord|41.2590|-95.9362|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |architect = C. Howard Crane, Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie |owner = World Realty Co. |capacity = 2,100 |type = Vaudeville, Movie theater |opened = April 15, 1922 |yearsactive = 1922–1978 |rebuilt = |closed = February 26, 1978 |othernames = Omaha Theater |production = |currentuse = Razed 1980 }} The World Theater was a vaudeville and movie theater at 1506 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska.[1] Its name was changed to the Omaha Theater in February 1935 when it was sold to new management.[1] It closed on February 26, 1978 and was razed in 1980 to allow for the construction of a parking garage.[1] HistoryThe 2,500 seat World Theater was designed by architect C. Howard Crane for the World Realty Company.[1] Crane, a native of Detroit, was one of the foremost theatrical architects in the United States.[1] Harry Lawrie, of the Omaha architectural firm of Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie, oversaw the project from Omaha.[1] The James Black Masonry and Construction Company served as the general contractors.[1] Construction took ten months.[1] The theater was constructed of brick on a steel frame.[1] The exterior was faced in glazed terra cotta all around.[1] Three grand arched windows with iron mullions separated by four sets of Corinthian columns dominated the front of the theater.[11] Railings with balustrade sills completed the windows' ornamentation.[11] The Corinthian columns supported an enriched frieze and cornice decorated with dentils and modillions.[11] A parapet band with sculptured inserts and the inscribed words, World Theatre, was centered at the top of the building.[2] The interior included a large chandelier with a thousand cut-glass crystals hanging from the large center dome of gold and silver inlay.[3] Two smaller chandeliers hung from two lesser domes.[3] In the lobby hung a chandelier of prismatic glass in the shape of a globe, surrounded by an orbit of comets, stars and crescents.[3] Torchers of cathedral glass set on Corinthian shafts and marble bases are on the mezzanine foyer, and a ceiling of Chinese silk and Chinese coins decorated the women's lounge.[3] The stage curtain was made of velvet with gold fringe and large tassels sewn by the Drapery Department of the J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store.[4] The velvet carpets, also provided by the J. L. Brandeis Store, were in harmonizing shades of blue and gold.[4] Completing the Brandeis decorations were davenports and overstuffed chairs in the promenade lounge and other smaller lounges.[4] A $45,000 pipe organ manufactured by Hope-Jones Wurlitzer was installed by the theater's opening.[5] The grand opening of the World Theater was on Saturday, April 15, 1922.[6] A crowd of over 10,000 attended the opening with shows at 2:00 pm, 4:20 pm, 6:45 pm and 9:15 pm.[7] Prices for the grand opening were 50 cents for unreserved seats, and 75 cents with a reservation.[6] In February 1935 the World Theater was sold and the new management renamed it the Omaha Theater.[1] It closed on February 26, 1978. When plans for redevelopment of the theater failed, the building was razed in 1980 and a parking garage built at the location.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite book|last=Jeffrey S. Spencer [researcher & writer]|first=Kristine Gerber [project director]|title=Building for the ages : Omaha's architectural landmarks|date=2003|publisher=Omaha Books|location=Omaha, Neb.|isbn=0-9745410-1-X|page=41|edition=1st}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Omaha Theater|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1210|accessdate=18 March 2014}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Beautiful Chandelier, World Theater|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA|date=April 9, 1922|page=43}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Opening of the New World Theater|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA|date=April 23, 1922|page=6}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Music|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA|date=April 30, 1947|page=4}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|title=Douglas Street Was Crowded Yesterday|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA|date=April 16, 1922|page=42}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=World|newspaper=The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA|date=April 14, 1922|page=14}} External links
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